Baggage carrier



March 19, 1929, I wHEARY 7 1,705,599

I BAGGAGE CARRIER Original Filed April 11, 1925 y 75 f7 .90 Q3 mdMM/q E u1*q Hnry Whaaga Patented Mar. 19, 1929.

nisiran I era-as mama ' GEOBGEEENEY WHEABY, OF RACE-NE, wrsooivsimnssrenon T0 wirnanvrnunn CQIVIPA OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

BAGGAGE CARRIER.

Application filed April 11, 1925, Serial No. 22,323. Renewed am 28,1927.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in baggage carriers of that type illustrated in copending application liled Aug. 20, 1924: and bearing Serial.

sag if heavily packed and this invention has as one of its objects the provision otantifriction means for supporting the drawer section after its supporting leg becomes inoperative in order to facilitate the closing movement of the section and to relieve the hinges of undue strains.

Another object of this invention is to provide adjustable anti-friction means for releasably supporting the drawer section as it moves over the extended member of the drawer section. v

It is a further object of this invention to provide a wear-plate,

whichis mounted at one end of the extended member and over which the collapsible leg moves'as the drawer section is closed, the

plate being provided with an aperture or opening it necessary "to accommodate any projections or extensions of the leg member when collapsed. r 7

And a still further object otthis invention resides in the provision of a secret compartment or drawer which is concealed beneath the plate covering the extension member for supporting the anti-{friction roller and over which the collapsible'leg moves while c ol.

lapsed. W v I v \Vith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the'description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel construction, combinationand arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the herein disclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claims. Y

preferably of metal,

In the accompanying drawing, I'have illustratedone complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode lhave so'far de: vised for 'the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentaryview, partly in section and partly in elevation, taken through the lower portion of a wardrobe trunk. em-

bodying my invention and illustrating the drawer ormovable section as in partially open position, and j A v i Figure 2 is an enlargedfragmentary view, partly in section and partly .in' elevation, taken through Figure 1 on the plane of the, line 22, the drawer section being illustrated in fully closed position. i

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawlng, .inwhich. llke nuH merals designate like parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 designates the wardrobe or normally stationary section and 6 the drawer '01 movable section of a ward-f robe trunk. The wardrobe section includes side panels 7, but onebeing shown, a rear or outer panel, not shown, anda bottom 8, and

the drawer section includes side panels 9,

an outer panel, not shown,and abottom wall 10, the sect ons be ng hingedly connected by a suitable hinge, not shown, connecting'the marginal edges of the two adjacent side panels thereof. The sections have been but fragmentarily illustrated and are adapted to r be releasably locked in closed position by; any desired type of mechanism, not shown,

Asdescribed in the Letters Patentabo've y 'mentioned, the bottom of one of the sections is disposed on a higher plane than thebottoni of the other and is adapted to close over an extension member 11 projecting from the bottom of the'other section. In this embodiment, the drawer section is the onehav ing its bottom on the higher plane, although it will be readily understood 7 that the extension member maybe formed on either section;

The extension member may be formed on" the section 5 by extending its bottom wall'8,

as at 12, and building side and outer walls13 thereon of a height su'liic ieiit to align with the bottom edges of the adjacent walls of 'the' construction forms a compartment orspace '14 in the extension member whichinay be drawer section when closed thereover. This" utilized in any manner and which is prefe erably closed by a removable cover or closure iie 15, the inner end of which is hingedly sup;

ported, as at '16, from a partition member 1?- .connecting the side panels of the extension member at their point of union with the side panels of the wardrobe section.

llhe meeting edges of the walls or panels of the drawer section and the extension rnein her are provided with 'snitable interlocking valance means 18 to insure a neat exterior appearance and prevent the entrance oil? I moisture when the sections irreclosed.

' though heavii.

' xthereof to relieve the littino' oi a )ortion cl? r the weight and consequently prevent the pine v ng of undue strains on the sidepanels oi the o l 21 fixed tothe outerpaneioi" the drawer so tron ad acent its inner, lower marginal e preferably slotted or cut-a'\vapermit the pro ection of section.v To this end I provide the supporting leg structure which may he or. ietype i lock mechanism I illustrated in copending applic on 3 L December 17, 1924 bearing Ser al 7 Y Briefiy stated, the supporting trated includes a supporting: leg prope which is pivotallylsecureth as 20, to a )la The bottom wall '10 of the drawer section i n A 1):) A,

Y J, a (-41: in t0 theleg below the drawer section and themechanisin mounted above the'bottom is preferably enclosed in a housing 231:0 prevent interference v 311 its operation garments or other articles being caught there n.

Thefouter free end of the le 19 carries a rolleror otherfioor engagingmember 2% and the upperorj innerend of the leg is provided with a, locking lug which is engageahle.

in a locking recess a latch member 27 plvotall y'mounted on the plate 21 and nor mally urged to engage its locking recess with thelockinglug." Formed'on the mner end or? I the lug is, an arcuate' arm or GXttF-QSH which, when the leg is in collapsedpos movement oi.- the drawer section will'engage the arm 28xwith the extension; member-upper panel] and'swing the leg to a vertical or active i other end normally in the plane oil the leg position when its locking luv" will engage in the locking recess to thus hrmly secure th leg in active position. In the-close p ments of the drawcr 'section the latch men b63183 actuated tofreethe log by t'll V me11t;29 of approximately -V-shape, which p ere-- carries a projection 30 at apex which is engageable with theouteif' free end of the latch' element, ODQ'GIItl of the trip element being pivoted to the arcuate lever and its with a cam portion 31 adapted'to engage the partment ment of" the movable 15 terminates at a point spaced from the ad acent end of the extens on memher and this spaceis closed hy a plate member 31 which is preferably formed of metal and has an opening" or sl'ot32 therein through which the arcuate armQS and the trip element QQapass as the leg isr-collaps-ifed. The plate l which may he removable, altl'iou'gh it is preferably fixed in position, may form the top portion of a secret drawer or com- 33which is movable therein and adapted to he secured in place hy'a suitable In. order to prevent section in the event it is heavily packed as the supporting leg is collapsed;I-provide an anti-friction device in tlie'.for m of a roller 35 on which the bottom '10 of the drawer sec'-" tion tracks closing. 35' is suitably mounted in a carrying socket ZGwhich carried by a supporting strap or bracket 3? adjustable secured to the interior side the plate by screw posts38 and lock nuts 39, theroller 33 projecting above the plate 31 through an opening 10 therein. As will he readily obvious, the distance the roller 33 projects above the plate 31 may be readily adjusted by the lock'nuts 39;

s aggimg of the drawer The roller memberj From'the toreo'oin descri )tion taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art-to which an invention of thisf'character appert'ains, that I provide an improved means for relieving the 'hinge struc'tiu'e connectingthe sections of a trunk of thechan actei' described after the supporting'leg for th'e'draw'er section has been collapsed to'th'us 1. In a carrier, anormallyst'ationary'member; a second member movable to and from a closed position over a portion of the stationarymember, a-iplurality of means for supporting the movable member out of. trio 7 tion al contact with the stationary member and the floor during" its movement, and one of said means being thrown t'o-an'inactive position upon and independent of the engagemember with the other of said means, i r r 2; In a b fgage oarrier, a normally station-,7 ary 11' 8l11l)l-,'2t second member movable to and preventdifiiculty in closing; that l' provide 3. A baggage carrier, comprising a pair of sections, a member extended laterally from one sectionand over which the other section is movable to a closed position, a plate positioned over a portion'of the extended mem her, a roller carried by the plate for supporting the movable section during its movement over said extended portion, and a drawer movable under said plate and detachably secured thereto.

4. A baggage carrier, comprising a pair of sections, a member extended laterally from one section and over which the other section is movable to a closed position, a compartment wall positioned within the extended member, and anti-friction means carried by the compartment wall for supporting the the extended member.

5. A baggage carrier, comprising a pair of sections, a member extended laterally from one section and over which the other section is movable to closed position, a substantially fixed plate extended partly over the extended member, access being had to the interior of the member from the'top at one side'of the plate and a secret compartment concealed by said plate.

6. A baggage carrier, comprising a pair 1 movable member during its movement over of sections, a member extended laterally from i one section and over which the othersection i is movable, to closed position, a supporting leg for the movable section when in open position, the supporting legcollapsingas the movable section closes over the extended member, and

anti-friction means'for supporting the mov- V able member as it closes over the extended member.

7 baggage carrier, comprising a pair of sections, a member extended laterally from one section and over which thelother section is movable to closed position, a metal plate covering one end of the extended member, a

supporting leg for the-movable section when in open position, said supporting leg collapsing and moving over themetal plate asthe movable section closes over the extended member, a plurality of anti-friction means for supporting the movable member during its movement to and over said stationary member, and one of said anti-friction means constituting a part of said leg. i i y 8. A baggage'carrier, comprising a pair of sections, a membereXt-ended laterally from one section and over which the other section is movable 'to closed position, a metal plate covering one end offthe extended member, a

supporting leg for the movable section vvhen m open position, the supporting leg collapsing and-moving over the metal plate as the. movable section closes over the extended member, and anti=friction means for support a ing the movablemember as it'closes over the extended'member.

In testimony whereof GEORGE HENRY WHEARY,

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